Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a Harvey man and a Metairie woman accused of stealing from their employers in separate cases. Brian David Gonzalez, 31, was booked with 70 counts of forgery and other charges, accused of fraudulently cashing checks that he allegedly stole from a Harvey roofing company where he was employed, according to an arrest report. Kennia Garner, 38, was booked with theft of $1,500 or more for allegedly stealing more than $14,000 from a Metairie urgent care clinic where she worked, the arrest report said.

Both were taken into custody Wednesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna.

Gonzalez, of 517 Second Ave., Harvey, was arrested after a representative of the roofing company contacted the Sheriff's Office in March to report the theft of several business checks. Investigators identified Gonzalez as a suspect in the case.

Gonzalez admitted to forging the roofing company checks and cashing them at a store in Marrero. He was also booked with possession of stolen property, monetary instrument abuse and theft of goods of $1,500 or more. He was still being held Friday at the Gretna jail on a $156,000 bond.

The detective took Gonzalez into custody on a 2011 arrest warrant for
home improvement fraud, the arrest report said. No information about
that case was available.

Garner worked as an office manager at an unidentified urgent care clinic in Metairie, the arrest report said. Part of her responsibilities included taking cash payments from patients.

An audit of the center's booked revealed $14,650 in missing cash payments since September. The money was collected, but never deposited.

In December, Garner allegedly admitted to taking the money from the business, the arrest report said. But she invoked her right to remain silent when questioned by Sheriff's Office detectives on Wednesday. Garner was released from the Gretna jail Thursday on a $20,000 bond.